Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Nestle Discovers 'Breakthrough' Method To Cut Sugar In Chocolate By 40% Without Affecting Taste (theguardian.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the all-natural dept.

Nestle and its scientists have discovered how to "structure sugar differently" to reduce the amount of sugar in some of its products by 40%. What's more is that it can be done reportedly without compromising the taste. The Guardian reports: The new process is said to make sugar dissolve faster so that even when less is used, the tongue perceives an identical level of sweetness. It plans to patent the process, discovered by its scientists, which it says will enable it to significantly decrease the total sugar in its confectionery products. A four-finger milk chocolate Kit Kat currently contains 23.8g of sugar, a plain (milk chocolate) Yorkie contains 26.9g and a medium peppermint Aero has 24.9g of sugar. If the amount of sugar in each of these products was cut by 40% the new amounts would be 14.3g, 16.1g and 14.9g respectively.

11 of 328 comments (clear)

  1. or how about less sugar anyways? by Lumpy · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Honestly I prefer european chocolate as it's not as overwhelmingly sweet. and anyone that actually likes chocolate likes a good dark chocolate that is already not as sweet.

    --
    Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
    1. Re:or how about less sugar anyways? by AJWM · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Hershey's is something almost but not completely unlike chocolate.

      (Hey, I grew up on Nestles and Cadbury, both in England and Canada.)

      --
      -- Alastair
  2. Re:Why not just use Splenda? by alzoron · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Because the goal is to not make the chocolate taste like shit.

  3. Re:Why not just use Splenda? by amiga3D · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I don't know what this sugar configuration they've come up with tastes like so I can't compare but if it tastes the same as their regular sugar then that is a big improvement over splenda. Splenda is an excellent sugar substitute but it's doesn't taste like sugar.

  4. Nestle by frovingslosh · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Sorry, but Nestle "chocolate" already tastes awful. I'm not shocked that they can't ruin it further without taking over Palmer or Zacarey.

    --
    I'm an American. I love this country and the freedoms that we used to have.
  5. Simple, ypu cut everything else by 40% too by rossdee · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Except price which you increase

    ?????
    profit

    1. Re:Simple, ypu cut everything else by 40% too by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 4, Insightful

      I think that Toblerone just patented that innovation.

  6. A real "breakthrough" by guruevi · · Score: 3, Insightful

    In the mean time "real" dark chocolate already has 14g or less sugar per serving. They do this by using real cocoa instead of sugar and wax as a filler.

    US chocolate brands are absolutely awful and sweet.

    --
    Custom electronics and digital signage for your business: www.evcircuits.com
  7. Re:JUST GREAT! by Shoten · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Now I'll have to eat nearly twice as much to maintain my obesity.

    You laugh...but that's exactly what some people will do if this goes to market.

    --

    For your security, this post has been encrypted with ROT-13, twice.
  8. Re: JUST GREAT! by allcoolnameswheretak · · Score: 3, Insightful

    That's fine. Take a deep breath. Having very small doses of foreign matter in your body strengthens your auto immune system.
    It's how vaccines work.

  9. Re: JUST GREAT! by mycroft16 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Foreign matter, not imaginary matter. ;)